The President Is Raging Against a Budget Crisis He Created — Obama invented the ‘sequester’ in the summer of 2011 to avoid facing up to America's spending problem. — A week from now, a dramatic new federal policy is set to go into effect that threatens U.S. national security, thousands of jobs and more.

Shutdown isn't fight GOP wants — Republicans have decided that the sequester scheduled for March 1 — not a government-funding bill due at the end of March — is where they'll make their stand on spending cuts. — After the bruising political battles of the last Congress …

Setting the Record Straight About the Sequester — In less than two weeks, dangerous across the board budget cuts are slated to take effect, potentially threatening hundreds of thousands of jobs, our national security and our economic recovery. The President has laid out a specific plan …

‘Friends of Hamas’: My role in the birth of a rumor — A Daily News reporter explains how he inadvertently created the myth that Chuck Hagel spoke to a non-existent group. — Daily News reporter Dan Friedman recounts the origin of a rumor he unwittingly started about Chuck Hagel (pictured) …

The Senate's Most Conservative Member: Ever Heard of Him? — James Risch, an Idaho Republican, edges out his more well-known colleagues in the upper chamber. — When people think about conservative “all stars” in the Senate (if people ever actually think about such a thing), a few names probably come to mind.

The Devil Made Them Do It — Senate Democrats try to dodge responsibility for ObamaCare. — “Powerful Democrats” subjected a top Obama administration health-care official “to withering criticism” last week, notes Walter Russell Mead. When Gary Cohen, head of the Center for Consumer Information …

Woman claims she was fired for voting for Obama — DAYTON — A Kettering woman alleges in a lawsuit that she was fired for voting for President Obama, a charge the company denies. — Patricia Kunkle is seeking in excess of $25,000 from Dayton-based defense contractor Q-Mark …

Gas prices are on a mysterious climb — The average price of a gallon of regular gasoline has jumped 45 cents in the past 31 days, according to AAA, the fastest run-up since 2005. — Retail gasoline prices have climbed for 33 days in a row. A month ago, a gallon of regular gasoline cost $3.30 …

A Company That Runs Prisons Will Have Its Name on a Stadium — In recent years, where stadium naming rights could be sold, universities and professional sports teams have sold them — to airlines and banks and companies that sell beer, soda, doughnuts, cars, telecommunications, razors and baseball bats.

An Economist Who Made the Science Less Dismal — Armen Alchian never won a Nobel Prize in economics. But no less than Friedrich Hayek said he ‘deserved’ one. — In 1975, I attended a week-long conference in Connecticut at which the star attraction was Friedrich Hayek.

McAuliffe, Cuccinelli in dead heat in Virginia — A Quinnipiac poll in Virginia finds Democrat Terry McAuliffe and Republican Ken Cuccinelli tied in the race for governor, though it's clear many voters in the state haven't started paying attention to the race yet.

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